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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1912
Page
2
An average man of 150 pounds contains vast quantities of bodies and elements. The piece lists body parts and functions with curious estimates of gas, iron, fat, fat, matches, hydrogen, salts, sugars, and water. It ends with a quip about the heart being a willing slave that sometimes strikes.
A Harvard man notes that modern reprints of standard works are affordable, but contemporaneous volumes are held at high prices. The Rochester Post-Express explains most buyers face limits, while libraries hold much of the demand. Publishers favor selling fewer copies at higher prices over many cheap ones.
The article outlines patterns for a cotton dress with a front panel and wrapped side seams and a Lodice style with embroidery, plus a day or evening wear coat in natural colored Shantung. Fabrics listed include cotton foulard 51 yards, embroidery 4% yards, Shantung 5 yards, foulard 0.5 yard, and gingham green cotton foulard.
William A Radford discusses concrete use in home architecture urging architect builder cooperation. He details cement finishes for high class facades, design importance, and a sample four room plan with living room bay window dining kitchen stairs and two bedrooms.
A guide to simple decorative fastenings using satin ribbons in black white and green. Instructions cover jabots from six inch rib bon to two inch tops with lace bands crochet buttons and tassels. Includes young girl versions plaid ribbon fringe and velvet ribbon knot with rose garland details.
William B Saskell of the American Game Protection and Propagation Association urged the Senate committee that migratory birds, alighting momentarily in one state and flying to others, should be federally protected. He argued that common ownership under continental law fades when birds cross borders and that Washington authorities must safeguard vanishing wildlife.
The 1911 census records Ireland at 4 381 951, down 76 824 from 1910, with Leinster up 7 percent and declines in other provinces. Belfast grows to 385 492, Dublin to 303 272, Cork to 76 632 in ten years. Emigrants from Irish ports total 20 573, most to the United States and Canada.
A University of Chicago researcher reconstructs the skeleton of a snake believed to be 10,000,000 years old naming it ophiacodon mirus. The tale hints the name might not have existed when alive. A Boston girl who saved a drowning man recently married him, suggesting leap year era precedents.
A German teacher was tried and convicted for hypnotizing pupils into good manners and truth-telling. It was believed the method produced abnormally elevated behavior in the average child.
The article explains creating year round table decorations from a small garden using sweet peas nasturtiums pansies snapdragons and poppies. It advises simple breakfast layouts and thoughtfully planned dinners, emphasizes fresh blooms before fading, and suggests natural color combos like purple pansies with forget me nots pink roses phlox lavender sweet peas and marigolds with pale poppies.
Cretonne hats and little poke and country bonnets enjoy strong sales in fine silky straws with simple trims of tiny flowers and broderie Anglaise. Some hats feature Valenciennes lace or cretonne and flowered muslin, showing a wide range like adult millinery.
Householders with runny rhubarb pie juice can fix the issue by chopping the rhubarb in a chopping bowl and straining the juice before filling the pie. This method prevents excess liquid from seeping into the filling and helps set the pie properly.
Modish jabots with graceful lace add the finishing touch to smart tailored rigs. The article highlights stylish neckwear as a salient accessory for formal attire and professional dress.
The Dry Goods Economist notes satin mannish shirts are the season’s most desired. Styles featuring Robespierre collars and crystal buttons center front are particularly smart, with long sleeves joining an extended shoulder line and small satin cords at the edge.
Very new white lingerie waists feature sailor collars and cuffs with embroidered dots. The dots match the color of crystal buttons and the waists are described as uncommonly smart and tucked in clusters.
Inch wide patent leather belts in black pink coral or light blue are cut over white linings and piped with white. Buckles are brass or leather covered.
A New York Press item describes daily classroom rituals where the shiniest shoes and neatest appearance grant a boy the role of angel who inspects others. Some mistreatments occur, and a teacher steps in to protect hair and dignity while a struggling pupil seeks acceptance, ending with a comforting hug.
A pithy aphorism notes how tiny details can decide outcomes in life and competition, suggesting momentum and precision matter more than broad effort. The line uses sports imagery to illustrate marginal gains actually tipping results.
An advertisement touts earning money selling a sanitary belt and French liquid powder with 100 percent protein claims and $1 samples, listing D.S. PL dames Co. at 413 Ferry St Lafayette lad. It also carries a consumer tip to avoid liquid blue and buy Red Cross Ball Blue. The page includes short quotes and jokes about writing styles and a joke about Clara and a plumber.
A brief dialogue features Jack and Tom debating kissing a pretty cousin at the train. Jack admits doubt while Tom asks for the outcome. Jack explains he gave her the benefit of the doubt.
A Washington Star quip notes Mrs Chuggins persuaded her husband to buy a car by highlighting the economy of keeping gasoline on hand to clean his gloves.
The scene has Mrs De Jones inquiring about a Chinese chauffeur while Mrs Van Tyle explains his performance. She praises him as perfectly fine noting his yellow complexion leaves no spots after dusty rides. She jokes about using his pigtail as a bell rope to signal him where to stop.
A Western Kentucky African American man jailed awaiting trial for calf theft. His wife visits. jailer Grady asks if she has a lawyer. She says Jim says he is innocent and she will not hire one. A voice from the cells above instructs Grady to tell the wife to get a lawyer, and a good one.
Fred Poyner a Chicago dentist spoke at a Dental association banquet about ethics and the fine line between right and wrong. He shared a humorous story of a gypsy released from jail who explains he was jailed for finding a horse before its owner lost it.
A teacher credits a simple breakfast of hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream for curing her chronic indigestion and aiding weight gain. She notes improved nervous energy and overall well being after switching from fruit toast and eggs. The Postum Co. promotes the testimonial as a reason to choose their products.
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